6 wks. PO / first after pic.

Only pic I have taken so far. Waiting to get a spray tan because I am so pasty. Lol! I feel great and I am very pleased with my results. I still won't ever say it was worth it, considering all I have been through. Just so happy to be alive and here with my amazing husband and beautiful boys. :-)

6 day op started getting a strange pain in my right shoulder blade. By day 7 it was traveling down the right side of my back. It hurt to take a deep breath in. I saw my PS. Had a drain removed and told him about the pain I was experiencing. He assured me it was nothing. 4 hours later I drove myself to the ER because the pain was getting worse. They ran labs, X-ray, and CT scan. They confirmed I had a pulmonary embolism and admitted me to the hospital right away. I now have been getting shots in my tummy to break up the clot. I also have to be put on Coumadin for six months. This has been the scariest thing in the world to me. I should have never put myself at this kind of risk with 3 kids and a husband who need me. I'm very lucky it was caught so early. Many others aren't so fortunate...

Well, I can't believe it's finally almost my turn. I think I have everything all dialed in. My husband is amazing. He keeps telling me to just relax and breathe, he will take good care of me... I wish I could just do that. There are so many emotions already, and I haven't even had it done yet. Scared, Nervous, Worried, Excited and Anxious. I'm sure many of you have felt the same way right? Okay, not that this is going to change anything, but I'm just really curious. I know some of you have had your TT in a hospital and stayed the night. Many of you have had your TT in an outpatient facility and went home the same day (like I will be doing). Were you okay going home right away? Do you wish you could have stayed overnight in a hospital just in case there was a complication? I think this is my biggest worry. I'm sure I will be fine, but I know that a hospital is well equipped if a life threatening problem arises. Like I said, there isn't anything I can do about it now. I guess I'm just once again looking for a little reassurance. :-)
Happy Healing to All!!!